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Toyota reels from strong baht but still banks on local plants
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 24/01/2020
» Toyota Motor Thailand is feeling the pinch of baht appreciation and has a negative outlook on car and auto part exports in 2020.
Sahakol's boss engineers a regional push
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 14/12/2019
» Forty-nine years ago, Sahakol Engineer Co was just a local civil construction company run by the Sirison family. Some metropolitan and provincial roads provided the company with work to serve the government's roadmap for transport megaprojects.
Thai Summit gives details of work halt
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 07/11/2019
» Thai Summit Group, one of the country's biggest auto parts makers, says its plant in Laem Chabang is still in operation after suspending some manufacturing units and laying off 100 employees for two months.
Italthai's hotel hopes
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 07/05/2019
» Italthai Group is focused on expansion and investment, preparing a multi-billion-baht budget to double revenue to 30 billion baht by 2021.
Sammitr Group sets B10bn revenue target for 2024
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 02/05/2019
» Sammitr Group Holding has set an ambitious goal to reach 10 billion baht in 2024 revenue and position itself as the leading automotive company in Southeast Asia.
The man behind Thai auto policy
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 27/04/2019
» Thailand's automotive industry has made big strides over the past six decades and ranks 12th in the world for vehicle output for the fifth straight year.
FTI ready to lobby for Euro 5-6 perks
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 12/03/2019
» The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) plans to lobby the next administration for more tax incentives for automakers, in response to the current government's policy to upgrade vehicle fuel standards to Euro 5 and 6, a move the FTI finds unclear and unattractive.
Automotive industry at a turning point
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 07/01/2019
» The year 2019 is shaping up to be a challenging one for Thailand's automotive industry in terms of keeping its competitiveness, both regionally and globally, as other developing countries venture into the high-value sector to create local jobs.
Mass-market eco-car stimulus on the way
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 08/11/2018
» The Industry Ministry will roll out an incentive programme to encourage six eco-car manufacturers to make electrified eco-cars after finding that the electric vehicle scheme was ineffective at boosting mass-market production of EVs.
Ford mum about rejig's Asean impact
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 11/10/2018
» US car maker Ford Motor Co remains silent on whether its Asean operations will be affected by a US$11-billion restructuring plan to cut 70,000 salaried employees worldwide.